Historical Fiction Archives

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

The Miniaturist is a transporting novel that explores large questions while showing us a world that is seemingly small.

March 8, 2017

Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it.

September 23, 2016

Barkskins is a struggle between life and death against a background of domination.

August 23, 2016

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I’m a technologist, librarian, writer, and father currently working in the Archives of WGBH Educational Foundation.

(11/29/2023)

5th week of the new job. Toured the Bapst Library today. Bundled up from the cold weather.
(10/23/2023)

First day at Boston College!
(9/21/2023)

Each fall the coats on the hooks get a little longer.
(9/15/2023)

Hurricane Lee is coming up the coast. Rain, wind, and flooding in Boston?
(8/22/2023)

Tesla Syndrome and Enshittification seem to be two articles in conversation with each other.
(8/18/2023)

Rainy and the kids are away with their grandparents.
(7/20/2023)

We’re in Maine and falling in love with Rangely.
(7/3/2023)

Will we get our passports in time?
(6/30/2023)

Will we get our passports in time for our trip?

I’m nervous.
(6/28/2023)

Sifting through Truman Capote’s notebooks for new insights into the creation of In Cold Blood.